Late Fall Fishing Report from Beautiful Lake Tenkiller

Good morning from beautiful Lake Tenkiller—this is Artificial Lure coming at you with your November 25th, 2025 fishing report. The lake’s holding strong right now, sitting a touch above normal with a pool elevation of about 633 feet, and conservation storage nearly full, so we’ve got good water, clear as ever, and it’s prime time for late fall fishing according to the current readings from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Weather’s crisp and classic Oklahoma fall—expect morning temps in the low 40s, rising to mid-50s by afternoon, and not much wind to kick up chop. Sunrise was 7:11 AM this morning, and sunset’ll come early at 5:11 PM, so make your casts count. No tidal swing here, but the stable pool means consistent patterns through the main lake and creeks. Recent trip reports and chatter from guides around Blackgum Landing and Snake Creek suggest the bass bite is up, especially as water temps continue their drop toward the mid-50s—prime for both largemouth and those scrappy smallmouth that made headlines during the 2025 Bassmaster Elite stop. Tucker Smith’s crew boated impressive limits with some solid 3-to-5 pounders in the mix, mainly off rock points and secondary ledges, a testament to what Lake Tenkiller’s got going right now. If you’re targeting bass, the top performing lures this week have been suspending jerkbaits in silver or shad colors, fished with a long pause, and green pumpkin jigs bounced slowly along the bottom. Several locals are swearing by medium-diving crankbaits on windblown banks near Cookson Bend and up North near Standing Rock. Don’t overlook a drop-shot rig with a small finesse worm if the bite slows mid-morning. Crappie are schooling up around brush piles and standing timber in 15 to 25 feet of water. Folks vertical jigging with chartreuse or pink tube jigs are reporting limits, especially right off the docks near Cato Creek and Strayhorn Landing. Minnows are never a bad bet either—and they’re picking up bonus white bass just outside main creek channels. Catfish are slipping a bit deeper—drift fishermen are reporting steady catches of channel cats fishing cut shad on flats adjacent to the river channel, particularly down toward Carter’s Landing in the afternoons. If you want bigger blues, set up near the drop-offs in the Blackgum area with fresh bait. For hot spots, don’t miss Snake Creek for numbers of bass and mixed bag action, or take the trip up near Cookson Bend if you’re after size—some true trophy class fish were caught there over the weekend. For a quieter option or crappie limits, Cato Creek’s loaded up and less pressured. That’s the word from Lake Tenkiller this week—conditions are right, the fish are feeding, so get out there and enjoy what this lake’s got to offer! Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for future updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.